Methanol Institute

Position paper On Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and, as a consequence, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action and Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels AND Delegated regulation on GHG accounting of renewable electricity for the production of Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological…

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The Methanol Institute endorses the Commission’s proposal for the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD). Restructuring taxation to be based on energy content and consumption, represents an effective method to decrease the relative tax burden for low carbon and net carbon neutral fuels.

The Methanol Institute agrees with the European Commission's assessment that in order to achieve the European Green Deal's objective of climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, significant policy action must be undertaken in the passenger vehicle segment.

Feedback on CO2 emissions for cars and vans – revision of performance standards 26 November 2020 Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, Dear Commissioner Vălean, Dear Commissioner Simson, The Methanol Institute (MI) firmly supports the climate action plan of the European Union and its objective to become climate neutral by 2050.

The Methanol Institute welcomes the opportunity submit feedback concerning the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation. We support the spirit of the regulation, but suggest it be refined to reflect the plurality of solutions capable of delivering the necessary climate benefits to attain the Union's climate ambition.

The Methanol Institute (MI) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Delegated Directive amending Annex V and Annex VI to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as regards rules for calculating the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and their fossil fuel comparators.

We strongly endorse the adoption of a Well-to-Wake accounting approach to measure maritime emissions under the FuelEU Maritime initiative, as it gives a complete picture of the environmental profile of fuels and avoids a shift of emissions to upstream production processes.

The Methanol Institute would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to comments on the Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) of the Fuel EU Maritime initiative. The Methanol Institute serves as the trade association for the global methanol industry and exists to promote Methanol as a marine fuel.

The Methanol Institute (MI) is the global trade association for the entire supply chain of the methanol industry, representing the worlds leading methanol producers, consumers, distributors, and technology companies. MI represents its members from offices in Singapore, Washington D.C., Brussels, Beijing, and Delhi.